Due to a combination of serendipitous circumstance and a Snake Plisskin need to escape from LA, I have decamped to San Francisco for the next six weeks. My mission is to prowl the Fillmore for the ghost of Andre Nickatina, uncover the secret location of Rappin’ 4-Tay’s Playaz Club across the water in the “Biggiddy Biggidy Bay,” and uncover why Messy Marv is in fact, so messy. In an auspicious omen, People Under the Stair’s “San Francisco Knights” came on my iPod shuffle right as I crossed the city limits last night. Hopefully, Thes and Double K’s premonition of blunts, broads, and beats will ring true.
Until I get acclimated to the fog and wind and survive a few looming deadlines, posting in these parts might be a bit lighter than usual. In the interim, here are a few songs that soundtracked my ride up. Any tips on restaurants, shows, and spots to cop the Ball St. Journal are warmly welcomed.
MP3: Andre Nickatina-”Ghost of Fillmoe”
MP3: People Under the Stairs-”San Francisco Knights”
MP3: DJ Quik-”I Don’t Want to Party With You”
MP3: Rappin 4-Tay-”Playaz Club”
4 comments
douglas martin says:
September 23, 2009 at 3:10 am (UTC -7)
wait– you are in san francisco? if thee oh sees are playing while you’re there, do yourself a favor and catch one of their shows.
Abe Beame says:
September 23, 2009 at 11:56 am (UTC -7)
Farmer Browns for fried chicken and corn bread, Delfina for Italian, Mezzanine for Hip Hop. And stay away from the Fillmore.
hook says:
September 23, 2009 at 4:32 pm (UTC -7)
MY CITY! Haha as Abe says, be careful strolling around in Messy Marv’s part of the Fillmore. Also for your own sake avoid the gulliest part of the city, Sunnydale (unless you wanna see the West Coast version of the low rises from the Wire.) The Sucka Free, as we prefer to call it, has never really made a dent in hip-hop nationally, but we do have our share of hometown heroes. In addition to those you mentioned, check for San Quinn, Equipto (the hardest Asian rapper ever), and Lakeside’s own Cellski. If you’re looking for some dope Bay Area rap while you’re up here, cop the Jacka’s latest album; it gets a lot of burn here and with good reason.
cls says:
September 24, 2009 at 12:39 am (UTC -7)
i’m going to try to see dead meadow on monday. great american music hall. i don’t know much about them but i’m only in town for 45 hrs or so so that’s the one. and howlin rain is playing too and that’s the guy from comets on fire’s new band.